Origami Shelving System

644 Graphic DesignTrisha Nestor-Smith

Situation

A cardboard manufacturing business has approached you to design a sustainable shelving system. Factories are being converted into warehouse style apartments. It seems this has become a new urban

ideal to live and work in the central city areas.

Problem

Research of Japanese origami will be required to lead the design for an ‘adaptable’ shelving system which will be made specifically for small living spaces.

The shelving system must be an integration of function and aesthetic design. It must be an innovative and stable design capable to withstand heavy items e.g books. This will require you to research existing works to investigate construction. It must be user interactive. Economically viable (cardboard only) Self-contained and flat packable There must be notations to state how the system either: A) Stands as a freestanding item B) Is supported to a wall or corner Experiment with different design approaches to generate interesting results. Use a range of presentation techniques to present your work.

Specifications Task: Rethink the Shelf

Problem

Requirements

1. Refer to your capture sheets to research the history of Japanese origami. Together we will highlight key words and phrases. 2. Follow the directions and construct the Barn Swallow origami. 3. On a A3 sheet, in the centre of your page, copy your completed origami model. Use the

crosshatching rendering technique to show space, depth and line. Use media such as: ink pens, feltpens, watercolour pencils. 4. Produce a range of concepts and possible solutions. 5. Develop and refine a concept in answer to the design problem. 6. Produce illustrated drawings of your final design that accurately show your shelfing system. These will include: Orthographic projection drawings. Isometric drawings. Develop a professional presentation of this assignment for clients. This will include: Research, concepts and development of resolved design.

Resources Available

Research and the..

The Visual elements are Point Line

Shape Value (tone) Texture Colour

AssessmentObjective 1 Achieved Merit ExcellenceStudents will Show some ability to Show an ability to use demonstate express and develop drawing to generate Display an ability toof range drawing skills to ideas through sketches conceptual ideas and select and apply express, develop, develop a design. different systems and and communicate ideas. Demonstrate reasonable styles of drawing to skill in orthographic and Demonstrate an ability generate, refine, and pictorial representation to effectively describe substantiate design solutions. of ideas and the design ideas, using a development of range of freehand and Demonstrate an ability product, system, or instrumental drawing to fluently andObjective 3 environmental designs. skills. individually express and Students will use communicate design a variety of Demonstrate a Demonstrate a ideas, using a range of presentation and knowledge of regularly knowledge of plane and freehand and illustrative techniques to used plane and solid solid geometry instrumental skills.describe and clarify geometry methods and principles and methodsshape and structure. their common and be able to select Demonstrate a sound applications. and apply appropriate understanding of construction where applied geometry and Demonstrate skills in required. show an ability to findObjective 12 instrumental drawing , and use appropriate Students will learn to including basic Show well –developed methods for a particular evaluate how well component details and skills in a range of application. solutions meet assembly and sectional instrumental drawings,a given brief or instruction. views. including the use of Display considerable exploded and auxillary skills in communicating views. complex information through a variety of formal drawings.

The History of Origami

The origin of the art began as Chinese Paper Folding. The Japanese origin began in the 16th century when Buddist

monks from China carried paper to Japan. The Japanese words: ‘oru’ means fold, and ‘kamu’means

paper. Until recently, all forms of paper folding were grouped under

the word, origami.

Barn Swallow

Butterfly

Hummingbird

Terrier

Cardboard designs

The designer Jason Iftakhar states, “Cardboard is such a

versatile material. It’s cheap, can be packed flat and is lightweight, so energy expenditure in transportation is minimised.It can be printed on, laser cut, be waterproofed and made as fire retardant as other furniture. Projects like mine are part of the process of changing the public attitude to cardboard.”

Modular chair

By Fuchs+Funke The Papton chair

House of Cards

By Ray and Charles Eames

Wiggle Chair

By Frank Gehry

Rythm

By Guy Hohmann

Rythm

Detail

By Enlai Hooi

A system of Interconnecting Modulars

Modular 1

Modular 2

Modular 4

Compression 1

Compression 2

Surface 2

Shell 2

Mechanical 1